Editing the Keyboard & Vocal Harmonizer parts
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The envelope parameters affect both the volume (or
amplitude) and the filter.
■ Attack: This parameter adjusts the onset of the
sound. Negative values speed up the attack, so that
the sound becomes more aggressive.
■ Decay: This parameter adjusts the time over
which the sound will fall from the highest point of
the attack down to the sustain level.
Note: Percussive sounds usually have a Sustain level of
“0”. Piano and guitar sounds are in this category. Hold-
ing the notes for a long time will thus have little effect
on their duration.
■ Release: This parameter adjusts the time over
which the sound will decay after the note is released
until it is no longer heard. The cutoff frequency also
falls according to this setting.
Vibrato is an effect created by modulating the pitch.
It makes the sound more expressive. Use the follow-
ing three parameters if you think the part in question
has too much (or could use a little more) vibrato.
Note: Some “V” Tones contain natural (sampled) vibrato
whose depth or speed cannot be changed.
■ Vibrato Rate: This parameter adjusts the speed of
the pitch modulation. Positive (+) settings make the
preset pitch modulation faster, and negative (–) set-
tings make it slower.
■ Vibrato Depth: Sets the intensity of the pitch
modulation. Positive (+) settings mean that the
“wobble” becomes more prominent, while negative
(–) settings make it shallower.
■ Vibrato Delay: This parameter adjusts the time
required for the vibrato effect to begin. Positive (+)
settings increase the delay, and negative settings
shorten it.
(7) Press the [Back≈to≈Kbd≈Eff] field to return to the Keyboard Mixer page.
Note: It would be a good idea to save these settings to
a User Program (page 80).
…you can edit the Drum Set assigned to the M.Drums part as a whole.The [Reset] field allows you to select the default value (usually “0”) for the currently selected parameter.
■ Cutoff: Allows you to make the Drum Set (all
instruments) brighter (positive values) or darker
(negative values). The further this value is set in the
negative direction, the fewer overtones will be
allowed to pass, and the sound will become softer
(darker).
■ Resonance: This parameter allows you to add a
“synthetic” character to your Drum Sets (choose a
positive value), or to make it sound more natural.
Note: It would be a good idea to save these settings to
a User Program (page 80).
Volume
This is where
you play a note
(Note-on)
Attack Decay Release
This is where you
release the key
(Note-off)
Sound ends
Sustain
Time
Volume
Sound ends
Time
This is where a
note is played.
This is where that
note is released.
®If you press [M.Drums]…